Gene Information
Gene NameERVFRDE1
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length538
Protein NamesSyncytin-2 (Endogenous retrovirus group FRD member 1) (Envelope polyprotein) (HERV-FRD) (HERV-FRD_6p24.1 provirus ancestral Env polyprotein) [Cleaved into: Surface protein (SU); Transmembrane protein (TM)]
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene AgeNA
Evolutionary StageNA
AlphaFoldDBP60508
Gene CardERVFRD-1
Uniprot IDP60508
PfamPF00429
In ASDno
Allosteric PredictionNA
Ortholog in AnimalsNA
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed at higher level in placenta. Expressed at lower level in adrenal, bone marrow, brain, breast, colon, kidney, lung, ovary, peripheral blood lymphocytes, prostate, skin, spleen, testis, thymus, thyroid, trachea. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12970426}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 1Y4M  (X-ray  1.60A  6RX3  (X-ray  2.20A  7OIX  (EM  3.60A 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Virion {ECO:0000305}.;
[Surface protein]: Cell membrane {ECO:0000305};
Peripheral membrane protein {ECO:0000305}. Note=The surface protein is not anchored to the membrane, but localizes to the extracellular surface through its binding to TM. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9UQF0}.;
[Transmembrane protein]: Cell membrane {ECO:0000305};
Single-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000255}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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